Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs Carlow University

Winona, MN · Pittsburgh, PA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair MN:PA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-NET

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MN × PA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Carlow University: net price ranged $17,005–$21,190 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.9% is not a trend (r² 0.18).
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: average net price rose +6.0% from $19,844 (2013) to $21,034 (2023), r² 0.49.
  • Saint Mary's University of Minnesota: acceptance rate eased +18.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.54).
  • Carlow University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Saint Mary's University of Minnesota vs Carlow University

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on avg net price ($11,704 vs $20,786 at Carlow University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Carlow University leads on in-state tuition ($35,874 vs $45,080 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition ($35,874 vs $45,080 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Carlow University?
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota leads on avg net price at $11,704 versus $20,786 at Carlow University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on in-state tuition at $35,874 versus $45,080 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Carlow University?
Carlow University leads on out-of-state tuition at $35,874 versus $45,080 at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025